The District Sessions and Judge Court, Khordha on Thursday sent prime accused of the multi-crore Uliburu mining scam Deepak Gupta and his associate Satyabrat Rout to a seven-day judicial custody.
Both were sent to Jharpada jail here.
The court has deferred the hearing of the bail petition filed by the accused as well as the petition filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) seeking to take accused on a 15-day remand to July 10.
Enforcement Directorate’s special Public Prosecutor S Mohanty said they had prayed before the court to take Gupta and Rout on remand for interrogation in connection with offences committed by them in the mining scam.
The court after hearing both Public Prosecutors of plaintiff and ED, ordered that both the accused be sent to judicial custody for seven says.
Deepak Gupta, who was operating the Uliburu iron ore mine leased out to BK Mohanty by virtue of a power of attorney, has been accused of violating forest and mining laws along with others.